A FEMA official told hurricane relief workers to avoid homes with Trump signs

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official has been removed from office after he ordered disaster workers to leave homes to “campaign” support for President-elect Trump following the devastating hurricanes in Florida.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, a FEMA spokesperson said the agency was “deeply disturbed” after the incident and noted that the official who gave the order “was not instructed to tell teams.” should avoid these houses.”

“While we believe this to be an isolated incident, we have taken action to remove the employee from his position and are investigating the matter to prevent anything like this from ever happening again,” the spokesperson said.

“The staff member who issued this guidance had no authority or direction to instruct teams to avoid these homes and we are reaching out to those people who may not have been reached as a result of this incident.”

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The Daily Wire first received internal communications about the incident.

In messages obtained by the newspaper, a FEMA official instructs workers to “avoid homes where Trump is being advertised.”

The outlet noted that relief workers would enter a system to follow up on applications where they had no contact with residents, blaming the instruction: “Trump sign, no contact per tour.”

Aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Florida. (Office of Congresswoman Kat Cammack)

The agency said it was investigating the incident and taking it “extremely seriously.”

FEMA noted that the agency assisted over 365,000 households and provided over $898 million in direct assistance following Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

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“We are appalled that this has happened and have therefore taken extreme measures to rectify this situation and ensured that the matter is addressed at all levels,” the agency said. “Helping people is what we do best, and our workforce across the agency will stand by survivors for as long as needed.”

President Biden speaks with Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as he arrives at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, SC, on October 2, 2024, to survey damage from Hurricane Helene. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

In a statement to

“FEMA did not release this individual. . . . But the IRS tried to force out IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley over the complaint! We must hold these unelected bureaucrats accountable,” Comer wrote on X.

“FEMA admits this happened, but is not saying whether the bureaucrat responsible was fired,” the House Oversight Committee wrote. “That’s why we need President Trump’s reforms to hold bureaucrats accountable.”

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a storm preparation press conference. (Florida Governor’s Office)

In a statement on X, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that his administration is launching an investigation into FEMA.

“The blatant weaponization of the government by partisan operatives in the federal bureaucracy is another reason the Biden-Harris administration is in its final days,” DeSantis said. “At my direction, the Division of Emergency Management is opening an investigation into the federal government’s targeted discrimination against Floridians who support Donald Trump.”

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“New leadership is on the way to DC, and I am optimistic that these partisan bureaucrats will be fired.”

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The discovery of mismanagement came after the Biden administration lectured people about the spread of “disinformation” about FEMA.

During a White House address on the government’s response to hurricanes Milton and Helene, President Biden condemned the “reckless, irresponsible and relentless disinformation and outright lies that continue to circulate.”

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“That $750 they’re talking about? Mr. Trump and all the other people know that it’s a lie to say that this is all they’re going to get,” Biden said during a speech in October. “It’s just bizarre. You have to stop doing this. They talk about this stuff so damn un-American.”